Art and Coffee

(brasserie Thialf)

Yesterday we visited Kunst op de Koffie in Arnhem.

A biennial event where you can meet artists, exhibiting in other peoples homes.

KodK aims to find a nice artist and homeowner combo.

Such a great combination! Art and access to "strange" houses.

To me the best of both worlds! ★

We started our tour at No 06 : Karel van Gelderstraat 43.

A new build home filled with paintings of Mariës Hendriks
(find more posts about her work here and here).

 I enjoyed talking to the owner about his house, interior design and art.

Our second home with artist Esmay Groot Koerkamp: No 05 : Dullerstraat 30

No 7 : Driekoningenstraat 45 : Peter Jordaan 

 No 24 : Driekoningendwarsstraat 52 : Isolde Venrooy

No. 01 : Parkstraat 64 : Kevin Bauer 

Your final chance to visit Kunst op de Koffie 2017 is today from 12.00-17.00 pm
Location: Spijkerkwartier in Arnhem

A neighbourhood with lots of lovely old architecture.

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Weekend!

Wishing you a colourful weekend!

Eurantica

Today I visited Eurantica with an art loving friend of mine.

I love the wooden works by Ernst Gamperl

I enjoy wood, ceramics, ethnographic art, photography and furniture...
amongst other things :)

Three vintage chairs and a desk by Lucien Engels

 Lovely sculpture "L'ado" by Anne Smith

A nice collection of paintings, some of them by Leo Pors
My friend likes the hanging sculptures by Anke Birnie

and is really into glass...

And what an incredible table top... magpie on a branche... also by Gallé

Mobli Update

Mobli is fine! (sigh!)

I'm so glad the vet couldn't find something significant.

Since a week Mobli suddenly wasn't eating and when he tried, he stopped obviously in pain.

We suspected Mobli was having some serious teeth problems again.

This morning I asked the vet to chip Mobli and he answered we'll see....

Earlier he told me it's not common to chip such an old cat and we'll look at the prospects first.

This evening the vet told me Mobli was only suffering from periodontal disease and

was having a minor fever. And he chipped Mobli! To me that's a good sign.
On Monday the results of his blood test will give us some more information.
Let's hope Mobli will lighten up our lives for much longer.

Finally at home he started eating straight away and jumped on my lap for some cuddles ✭

Painting

We're over the moon with our latest buy, a painting from artist Mariës Hendriks.

We loved her work at Without a shadow of a doubt exhibition in 2014.

I think the painting blends in very well. The other art work, Words 4
from To B Here exhibition 2013, is from Mariës's husband Gerard Koek.

Blue Room

More than 20 years I love the work of Theo Spaaij.
It was difficult choosing only one painting... but we have chosen Blue Room.

And now we can enjoy this dancing woman above our piano :)

Beautiful Holland

I can recommend this this exhibition to everyone!

Jan Hendrik Weissenbruch, Beach View 1887

 Jacob Maris, Fishing Boat 1878

Anton Mauve, The Potato Diggers 1887-1888

 Anton Mauve, Hay Cart 1887-1888

Jacob Maris, Old Dordrecht (The Old House) 1876

I left Den Haag by train. Holland is beautiful!

Exhibition

We went to this impressive exhibition "without a shadow of a doubt" from Mariës Hendriks.